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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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