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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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