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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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