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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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