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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information 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 sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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