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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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