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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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