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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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