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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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