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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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