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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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