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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)