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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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