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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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