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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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