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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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