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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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