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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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