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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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