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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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