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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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