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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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