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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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