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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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