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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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