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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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