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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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