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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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