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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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