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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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