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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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