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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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