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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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