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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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