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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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