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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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