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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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