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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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