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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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