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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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