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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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