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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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