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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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