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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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