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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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