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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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