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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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