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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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