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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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