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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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