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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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