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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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