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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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