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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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