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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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