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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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