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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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