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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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