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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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