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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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