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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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