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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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