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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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