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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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