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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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