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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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