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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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