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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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