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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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