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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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