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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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