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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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