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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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