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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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