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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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