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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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