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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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