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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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