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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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