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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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