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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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