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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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