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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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