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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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