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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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