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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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