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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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