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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches 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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