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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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