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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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