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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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