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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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