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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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