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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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