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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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