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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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