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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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