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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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