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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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