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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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