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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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