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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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