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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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