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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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