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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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