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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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