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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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