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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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