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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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