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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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