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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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