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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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