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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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