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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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