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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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