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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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