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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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