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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important 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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