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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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