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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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