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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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