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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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