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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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