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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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