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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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