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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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