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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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