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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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