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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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