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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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