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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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