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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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