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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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