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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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