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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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