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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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