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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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