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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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