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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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