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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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