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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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