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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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