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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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