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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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