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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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