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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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