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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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