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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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