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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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