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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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