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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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