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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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