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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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