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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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