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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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