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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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