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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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