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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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