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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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