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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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