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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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