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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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