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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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