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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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