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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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