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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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