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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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