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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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