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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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