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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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