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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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