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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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