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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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