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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the 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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