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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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