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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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