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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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