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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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