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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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