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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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