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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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