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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies 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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