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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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