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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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