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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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