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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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