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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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