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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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