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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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