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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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