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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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