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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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