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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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