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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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