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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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