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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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