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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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