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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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