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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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