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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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