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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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