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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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