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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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