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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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