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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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