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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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