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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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