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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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