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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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