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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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