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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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