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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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