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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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