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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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