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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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