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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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