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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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