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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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