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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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