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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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