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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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