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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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