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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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