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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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