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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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