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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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