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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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