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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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