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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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