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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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