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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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