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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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