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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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