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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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