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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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