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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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