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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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