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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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