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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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