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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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