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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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