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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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