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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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