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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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