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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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