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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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