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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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