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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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