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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)