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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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