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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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