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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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