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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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