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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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