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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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