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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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