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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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