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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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