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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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