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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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