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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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