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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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