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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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