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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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