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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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