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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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