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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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