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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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