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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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