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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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