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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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