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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the 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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