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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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