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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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