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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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