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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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