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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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