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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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