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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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