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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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