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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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