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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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