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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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