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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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