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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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