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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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