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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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