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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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