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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? 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 Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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