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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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