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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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