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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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