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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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