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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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