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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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