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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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