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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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