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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 (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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