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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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