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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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