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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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