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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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