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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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