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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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