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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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