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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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