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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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