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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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