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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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