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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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