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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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