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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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