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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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