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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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