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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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