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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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