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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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