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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines 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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