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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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