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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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