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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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