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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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