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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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