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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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