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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews 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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