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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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