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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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