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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major 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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