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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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