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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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