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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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