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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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