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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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