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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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