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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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