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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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