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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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