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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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