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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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