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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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