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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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