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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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