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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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