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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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