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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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