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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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