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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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