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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the exciting 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 researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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