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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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