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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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