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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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