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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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