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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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