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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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