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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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