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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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