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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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