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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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