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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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