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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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