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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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