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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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