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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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