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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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