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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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