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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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