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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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