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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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