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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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