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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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