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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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