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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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