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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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