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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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