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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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