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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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