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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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