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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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