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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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