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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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