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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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