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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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