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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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