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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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