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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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