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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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