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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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