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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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