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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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