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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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