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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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