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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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