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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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