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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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