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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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