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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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