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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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