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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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