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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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