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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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