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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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