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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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