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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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