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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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