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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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