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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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