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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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