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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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