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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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