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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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