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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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