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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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