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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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