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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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