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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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