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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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