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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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