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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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