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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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