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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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