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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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