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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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