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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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