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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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