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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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