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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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