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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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