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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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