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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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