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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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