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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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