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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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