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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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