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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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