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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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