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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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