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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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