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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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