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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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