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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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