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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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