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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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