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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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