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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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