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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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