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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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