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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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