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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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