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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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