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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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