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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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