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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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