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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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