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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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