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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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