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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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