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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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