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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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