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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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