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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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