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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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