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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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