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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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