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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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