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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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