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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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