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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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