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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education