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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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