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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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