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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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