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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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