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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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