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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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