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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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