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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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