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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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