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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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