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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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