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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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