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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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