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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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