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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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