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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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