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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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