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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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