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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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