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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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