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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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