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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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