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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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