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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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