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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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