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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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