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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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