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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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