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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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