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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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