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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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