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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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