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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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