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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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