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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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