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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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