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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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