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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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