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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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