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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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