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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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