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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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