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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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