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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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